viii, 120 pages ; 24 cm

"New Media Cultures provides a comprehensive analysis of the value of cultural studies in the face of new media, and the changes necessary for cultural studies to tackle the issues that new media presents. Drawing from the active audience thesis developed in cultural studies of the media, New Media Cultures focuses on the increased interactivity in contemporary culture and shows how this has become integrated into the production and consumption of cultural forms"--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-115) and index

'New media' and cultural studies -- Forms of interactivity: the disappearance of the audience -- The technological apparatus of new media cultures -- The Internet: the multimedia-accessible universe and the user -- Playing game cultures: electronic games -- Rejuvenation: film in the digital world -- Rejuvenation: television -- The indiscretions of new media

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